Cinema Politica qathet

03/16/2026

Wow! What a festival. Huge thanks to for bringing so many great movies here for us to critique and enjoy.

The 8th issue of the Film Review Zine featured reviews of:
• Sentimental Value
• The Secret Agent
• Mr. Nobody Against Putin
• Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5
• Köln 75

Thank you to our excellent reviewers & to everyone who let us know how much you love the zines. There will be copies of all three issues from qiff 2026 at the theatre for tonight's encore screening of təm kʷaθ nan (Namesake) and tomorrow's encore screening of Hamnet. You can also find them at - who generously printed 900 zines for us this fest.

Join our newsletter to stay in the loop about our monthly screenings (up next: May Day programming) & to get the call out for reviewers next time we're putting together a zine. The link to join is in our link tree.

They say everyone's a critic - make it true! Turn on your critical mind and share your insights about media with your neighbours. It will enrich us all.

See you at the movies! 😘😘 love, CPq

03/13/2026

Issue no.7 of our Film Reviews Zine came out last Saturday, and it is filled with local reviews of qiff 2026 films.

This issue covers:
• Emergence: Women in the Storm
• It Was Just An Accident
• All That's Left Of You
• 100 Liters of Gold
• The Blue Trail

We love hearing what our neighbours think of movies from all over the world - and we have some really insightful film critics here in qathet!

We are always looking for new reviewers, so sign up for our newsletter (see our link tree) to receive the call for volunteers next fest.

The final issue for qiff 2026 is out TOMORROW! Find your free copy at The Patricia, or the local public library.

03/07/2026

A brand new zine!

Full of local reviews of
təm kʷaθ nan - Namesake!

Free free free from us to you!

Pick one up tonight at Opening Night of the qathet International Film Festival.

♡

02/27/2026

Every March, we take a break from our regular programming to sponsor one of the films showing at our local International Film Festival. This year, we are excited to support the screening of Mr Nobody Against Putin, an amazing documentary about the indoctrination of Russian school children since the beginning of Russia's war on Ukraine.

Tickets can only be purchased through the film festival, so unfortunately we can't offer a pay-what-you-can option for this screening. For information about the film fest and to purchase tickets, check out https://www.qathetfilm.ca/film-festival-2026/

We do have free screeners to just a few of the festival films for folks interested in reviewing them for our zine. If you want to sign up to review 100 Liters of Gold, The Blue Trail, or Köln 75, we'll send you the screening link to watch at home. These will be snapped up quickly, so act fast! Email us at [email protected] to sign up.

What does reviewing a film entail?
☆ Reviews can be any format that fits into the tiny space we have available: 1/8th of an 11x17 sheet of paper.
☆ Reviews can be any kind of response to or analysis of the film that you feel inspired to make: drawings, collages, poems, stream-of-consciousness, transcribed conversations, traditional movie reviews with star ratings...
☆ You can create the full zine page yourself, and we will print it exactly as you made it OR you can just type up what you want to say and send it in, and we will create the page layout for you. The zine will be printed in black and white.
☆ Reviews are due March 4. Sign up in advance.

Aaaaand we have big plans for our April screening... so stay tuned!

01/29/2026

"Textile artist Allan Brown spends seven years making a dress by hand just from the fibre of locally foraged nettles.

This is 'hedgerow couture', the greenest of slow fashion and also his medicine.

It's how he survives the death of his wife and finds a beautiful way to honour her.

A modern day fairytale and hymn to the healing power of nature and slow craft." - https://www.nettledress.org/

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Saturday, February 7th, 1:30pm at The Patricia
Presented by the Malaspina Land Conservancy Society

See you there ♡

01/14/2026

Our January newsletter is out! Upcoming films include The Librarians, Dope is Death, and Mr. Nobody Against Putin, our sponsored film for the upcoming qathet International Film Festival.

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Greetings from Cinema Politica qathet!

11/20/2025

Check out our November Newsletter!

Greetings from Cinema Politica qathet!

11/14/2025

CPq is excited to share that in collaboration with our friends at Solidarity North Island - qathet, we have printed up some nice antifascist prawn shirts!

Come pick one up at the next screening, or send us a message. Our next film is A Fidai Film, at 7 pm on November 26 at the Patricia Theatre jn tiskwat.

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